jim frater

founder Jim boasts more than 30 years of experience as a product development leader. Under his direction, bb7 has designed award-winning new products for clients in almost every major market. He is credited with our unprecedented loyalty rate;...

steve dieter

Dir. of mechanical engineering Steve Dieter is an accomplished mechanical engineer, technical consultant and project manager. He is a veteran of consumer electronic development; his experience includes Electrolux, Motorola and Bosch, among others. He has honed his capabilities...

steve mccauley

Dir. of testing & prototyping Steve is an engineer’s engineer with a background full of diverse engineering roles. Design engineer, reliability engineer, plant engineer and quality engineer are just a few of his many previous titles. He spent...

ben paprocki

Dir. of advanced development Ben’s career in product development is rooted in mechanical engineering. He has extensive experience with highly technical scientific equipment, medical devices and high-volume consumer products. As bb7’s top prototyping advisor, Ben can recommend the...

maggie graham

Director of Marketing Maggie is an accomplished marketeer and performer. Target audiences and theatrical audiences need to hold on to their socks – Maggie will knock them off. For more than a fifteen years, she has worked across...